Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special
focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their
performance. Report contents include:

Key statistics

Market size and characteristics

Current performance

Competitive landscape

Major companies

Key risk and success factors

Five-year growth forecast

The American Waterways OperatorsIndustry Factshttp://americanwaterways.com/
Introductory section provides a summary overview of U.S. tugboat, towboat, and barge industry in terms of safety,
environmental, and economic benefits, and includes links to fact sheets from other sources that provide more
in-depth information. All information can be viewed free online.

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, and include
a five-year revenue growth forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly
and include:

Industry overview

Recent developments

Critical issues and challenges

Business trends and opportunities

Executive insights

Financial benchmarking data

Five-year growth forecast

The Waterways Journal, Inc.The Waterways Journal Weeklyhttp://www.waterwaysjournal.net/
Weekly trade publication features news and information for the U.S. inland waterways towing and barge industry,
with special feature issues including its "Annual Review" (December) and "State of the Industry and New Products"
(January) reports. Digital editions are available to subscribers only.

Diversified Business Communications
Information resources available from this organization include:

Workboat Magazinehttps://www.workboat.com/
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for commercial marine professionals, with topics covered
including inland waterways, vessel construction and operations, harbors and ports, security, legislation,
and more. Digital editions of the magazine can be viewed online with registration.

Size of Fleet Reporthttps://www.workboat.com/
Comprehensive survey provides detailed information on the number of active workboats on North American inland
and coastal waterways, with workboat categories covered including barges, passenger and freight vessels,
tugs, and towboats. Executive summary with detailed table of contents is accessible online.

Waterways Council, Inc.Waterways Systemhttp://waterwayscouncil.org/
Summary overview includes links to state waterway traffic profiles which provide information on commodities
moved to, from, and within a state; domestic and foreign commodity tonnage; commodities shipped to and from
other states, and upstream and downstream lock tonnage. All information can be viewed free online.

Financial information section of these profiles includes common-size income statement and balance sheet
data and key financial ratios for the most recent annual reporting period, with average financial measures
reported for all companies and by sales size range for small (under $5 million), medium ($5 million to $50
million), and large companies (over $50 million). Sample report can be downloaded and viewed online.

Compensation Surveys

U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Outlook Handbook - Water Transportation Occupationshttp://www.bls.gov/water-transportation-occupations.htm
Information provided for this occupational category includes a description of the nature of the work and the
work environment, number and types of jobs, education and training requirements, wages and earnings, employment
outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is available free online.

Diversified Business Communications
Information resources available from this organization include:

The Workboat Compensation Reporthttps://www.workboat.com/
Biennial compensation survey provides wage and salary data for personnel employed by workboat vessel owners
and operators, with compensation data broken out by gender, experience, location, company size, and other
selected criteria. Executive summary with detailed table of contents can be viewed free online.

Compensation Calculatorhttps://www.workboat.com/
Online calculator allows users to search for compensation data from the biennial compensation survey by
business type, job function, and geographic region. Calculator is available online with registration.